knuckle job seal removal question (1 Viewer)

[Aircooled1]

Hello,
I started the knuckle job and I've got everything removed and cleaned up on one side. Except for the seal that goes inside the axle at the most inboard part of the knuckle. (the one the birfield slides through) Anyway, I've had trouble getting that seal out and have been pulling it (no success) with the typical seal puller tool. Took some rubber out but the metal ring doesnt seem to want to move. its not corroded and I expected it to come out easily. Do i need the slide hammer type of seal puller or is there a trick i'm missing? Maybe someone with more experience can help me. I hate to keep yanking on this thing without asking.
Thx

 

[Aircooled1]

Here's a pic of the progress. Its the smaller seal inside .

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

Slide hammer should do it if typical seal puller is not working. Usually typical seal puller works well.

 

[Aircooled1]

Thanks I'll keep trying then when i get home from work.

 

[Ian Crawford]

Typical seal puller will work but you have to leverage a lot of pressure for it to move. It will bend the old seal.

Make sure the puller is not gouging the sealing surface.

 

[Randy88FJ62]

Seal puller has never failed me when popping the inner axle seal out.

Buy or make your own axle seal install tool as well:

 

[Randy88FJ62]

From ih8mud:

 

[Spike Strip]

PO may have used some kind of sealant on the outer surface of the seal. I've seen it a few times. The typical boomerang-shaped seal puller is awkward to use in the small ball housing. This kind of puller was much easier, with a mallet, or a slide hammer.

You'll have to mangle the old seal if it's glued in, but as noted, careful with the mounting surface, it's stepped. If you're using the Marlin seals, they come with a ring sealer for buggered surfaces.

 

[Ian Crawford]

@Spike Strip That looks like a handy tool to have on hand for weird situations like this, what's the proper name? I'd like one.

 

[Skeet]

Snap On S9094B

 

[Aircooled1]

Got it! Thanks for the tips. Everything else went smoothly and I"m almost done with

 

[Aircooled1]

heres one side. even the preload on the arm turned out good. gonna do both sides then put the hubs on last. and i went through the hub locks as well and couldn't resist painting those when the seals were off. of course I spent more time searching for the little bb's and springs I dropped than actually painting.

 

[Aircooled1]

here's the locking mechanisms with paint.

 

[Randy88FJ62]

Any reason for mini truck hub colors? I'm a purist for the orange gold cruiser hub color.

 

[Spike Strip]

@Spike Strip That looks like a handy tool to have on hand for weird situations like this, what's the proper name? I'd like one.

Harbor Freight has a cheap version of that puller that works just fine for like $5 on sale. FAIK it's only called a seal puller ?

 

[Aircooled1]

regarding the mini truck hub colors, I agree its not original but I could not find anything that approximates the OE color . Please let me know if you are aware of some paint i could get to match OE color better. I would gladly do it over if i could get the paint to match OE without too much trouble.

 

[Spike Strip]

I PC'd mine red....

 

[Aircooled1]

i think they work better in red